Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday held an extensive meeting with leaders of various Dalit organisations at Vidhana Soudha, during which Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara announced that backlog vacancies in universities and major government departments would be filled. Addressing reporters after the meeting, Parameshwara said the state government is already in the process of recruiting 72,000 personnel across departments and assured that Schedu…
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Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) Amid the political row over Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs), the Karnataka government on Tuesday mounted a strong defence of the initiative, with Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara stating that only those who have lived in the state for 10 years would be eligible.He also stated that “we can’t give our daughters in marriage to Bangladeshis.”Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said, “We need to formalise this pr…
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has framed 11 eligibility criteria for issuing Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) in the backdrop of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and growing discussions surrounding residency, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said on Monday.The announcement was made during the launch of the state’s doorstep delivery service for free caste certificates and Permanent Res…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday, alleged that the state government was attempting to issue Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) to people from Bangladesh and other countries to create a vote bank and retain voters in the state. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru at the Lok Bhavan, Ashoka said a representation had been submitted to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him to intervene and prevent the state government from issuing PRCs.He all…
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), July 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader R. Ashoka, on Monday alleged that the Karnataka government was hijacking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process by issuing Permanent Resident Certificates.”This is endangering the country’s security, and this process should be stopped immediately,” Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, R. Ashoka claimed.Speaking at a press conference, he said that the SIR process is meant to give voting rights only to Indian citizens and al…